(Amazon e-books link written by Frank Dougan AKA Francesco Josepa Dougan ...... https://amzn.eu/d/greh4R4 ) The Lindisfarne Gospels MUST be returned to the Catholic Church! I contacted The British Library regarding ownership of The Lindisfarne Gospels and the possibility of them being sent on loan to St. Mary’s Cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne. I also asked them for information as to what happen with the considerable sums of money that they charged for people to view them when they were on loan to Palace Green Library, Durham during 2013. The reply is attached and below. 19th February 2015. Thank you for your correspondence. As you pointed out, the Lindisfarne Gospels were once in the possession of Durham Cathedral Priory, according to Symeon of Durham, who refers to them in his twelfth century ‘Tract on the Origins and Progress of this the Church of Durham.’ After this period there is very little information on how or when the Lindisfarne Gospels left Durham Cathedral Priory. La...
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